Word · Frequency #2749
straining
拉伤；扭伤
straining is the present participle of strain.
To injure a muscle or part of the body by stretching or pulling it too hard.
- 1.
To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
通过拉伸施加力。
- 2.
To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
因牵拉、拉伸或用力而损伤。
- 3.
To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
以某种方式作用,使其形状或体积改变,如使梁弯曲。
- 4.
To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
尽力或挣扎去做某事,尤指过度使用感官或才能。
- 5.
To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
超出适当限度；在意图或意义上曲解。
- 6.
To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.
用滤器或漏勺将固体与液体分离。
- 7.
To percolate; to be filtered.
渗透；被过滤。
- 8.
To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
使不安或不自然；费力地做出；强迫；约束。
- 9.
To urge with importunity; to press.
强求；催促。
- 10.
To hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.
拥抱某人；紧紧抱住某人。
过滤；滤；竭力；过度使用；拉紧；绷紧；曲解；歪曲；使变形
In use
He strained his back while lifting the heavy box.
Try not to strain your eyes when reading in the dark.
She strained her ankle while playing basketball.
Verb forms
base strain · third person strains · -ing straining · past strained · past participle strained
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为strained。
Connections
Collocations
- strain a muscle
- 拉伤肌肉
- He strained a muscle in his back while lifting weights.他举重时拉伤了背部肌肉。
- strain to hear
- 费力地听
- I strained to hear what they were whispering.我费力地听他们在小声说什么。
- strain your eyes
- 使劲看；用眼过度
- Don't strain your eyes reading in the dim light.不要在昏暗的光线下看书，以免眼睛过度疲劳。
- strain the soup
- 把汤过滤
- Strain the soup before serving.上汤前先把汤过滤一下。
- strain every nerve
- 竭尽全力
- She strained every nerve to stay calm.她竭尽全力保持冷静。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：strain 里有 train（火车）——火车头用力拉，拉过头就拉伤；又把汤倒进滤网过滤。一个词记住“拉/伤/滤”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：sports injury and physical strain、cooking and filtering、formal writing about relationships and effort strain 的语域随义项和搭配变化：表示“拉伤/扭伤”或“过滤”时通常为中性，日常口语和书面语都常见；表示“竭力”“曲解”“关系紧张”等抽象义时多用于正式或书面语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵（/eɪn/）：train、brain、plain、grain、stain、chain 都与 strain 的 /eɪn/ 重合。注意形似但读音不同的词：certain（/ˈsɜːrtən/）、mountain（/ˈmaʊntən/）、Britain（/ˈbrɪtən/）、captain（/ˈkæptɪn/），它们的 -ain 不重读，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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